New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-01
JUSTICE BRADLEY ON SITE RIGHTS

ANTICIPATING HIS DECISION IN THE STATEN ISLAND
BRIDGE CAsK-PoISoNoUS wATER-BAD ENGI-
NRERING.
TRENTON, N j., July 31-The decision in the Staten
Island bridge will be announced here tomorrow by
Justice Bradley Of the Supreme Court on circuit There
is reason to believe that the eminent urst who viii dc
eide the case reached the conclusion that Nation Is
speIled with big As the opinion Ia written there
IA no harm In saying that the people Of NewJersey out
side OF certain well influences hope the court
win decide in favor of the bridge 1t has not been graf
flying witness the opposition Of the State Department
to the inevitable demands OF commerce OF course 1t
has been understood that the contest against the bridge
was purely perunctory, based upon the law requiring
the assent OF The to the building Of the bridge,
which was passed by the Influence OF the lobby under
discreditabe circumstances. But pcrfunctory or not
the thought OF raising barrier to the com
merce continent has been distaseful 20 the last de-
gree 1t hoped that this sort OF thing had ceased
score OF years when head taxes and similar cheap
devices in vogue.
Justice Bradley, whatever his decision may be- will
render 1t with emphasis which cannot be miscOnstrued
He is known In NewJersey and he is widely respected
and not little feared Jerseymen smile when 1t Is
suggested that having reached the limit OF age when an
associate justice may retire on full pay, his withdrawal
from active life is suggested. One could net make
real Jerseyman believe that the time would come
when the Judge would give up work. Probably he
might die but he would not surrender Endless are the
anecdotes concerning him and we'll nigh boundoss the
confidence OF the public In his mental vigor and utter
indifference to anything except his own conscience Of
what Is right When he was deciding the Electoral
Commission disputes ten years ago, the threatening
letters received by the CARLOAD did not come from
NewJersey There they knew he could not be scared.
The anonymous assaults OF that time would form a
curious upon the historical events in which
he large part Yet they never seemed to rufhe
him particle, and he just much interested In an
old Bible ever.
Judge Bradley has spent the time when he was free
business this in moving about Jersey,
at Paterson, Newark Morrstown and Trenton. He
spoke recently Of missing Fred Frelinghuysen. his
college and lifelong friend. His other college
cassnate Cortlandt Parker phenomenally vigorous
and works harder than in his youth.
There has been serious OF water poisoning at
Mt Holly. Typhoid and dysentery appeared in epidemic
form and these traced immediately TO the water
supply. The kancocas River passes the manufacturing
village of sIuthvil.e cesspOol impregnatcd with
typhoid germs on its banks and the Mt Holly
water drawn short distance below It, Hence the
disaster 1t IL the OF Plymouth, Penn again
with some slight notifications and less fatality. Tho
State Board OF Health has the matter In charge and
rapid Investigation Is being made.
The poorooms for betting the horse were
closed IN Newark yesterday but the managers who hail
business In some convenient place.
The Government ut Washington has spent $4,000 In
attempt to improve the inlet OF Manasquan River the
only possible port Of safety between Barnegat Bay an
Sandy Hook. The result rs that the inlet Ia worse than